The basic key to a good retirement is to save money and earn a decent payback on your investments. However, there are other keys to working this plan, and they involve all stages of life from the early years into your retirement. Earning money and investing it wisely is not the only thing to consider. According to an article from CNN Money, there are 6 impor ... Show More
Nov 24
How to Adapt When Your Income is Cut In Half | Making a Millionaire
After a divorce cut her income in half, 45-year-old public defender Rachel joined us to reconfigure her financial life. Together, we unpack the low-interest mortgage she paid down, the generous giving goals she is pursuing, funding college for her kids, and a whole lot more. We ... Show More
41m 44s
Nov 21
3 Signs Your Friends Are Secretly Broke (By Age)
Your friends might look rich on social media, but what’s really happening behind the scenes? We walk through the visual, behavioral, and mindset signs of being secretly broke (in your 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s) and contrast them with the habits of people who are quietly building rea ... Show More
34m 11s
Nov 19
Tax Updates You Can’t Afford to Miss
The IRS just released the 2026 tax updates and they’re full of major changes that impact your retirement accounts, your deductions, and your long-term tax planning. We break down new contribution limits for 401(k)s, IRAs, HSAs, SIMPLEs, and more, plus important updates to tax bra ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2021
244: Finance Friday: Why a $1M Retirement Goal Isn’t Far Fetched For Late Starters
Retirement planning can be complicated when you have so many options to choose from. Do you stick with the Roth IRA, the 401k, the Roth 401k, your employee pension plan, or solely invest in stocks and real estate? With all these different types of accounts and their numerous bene ... Show More
59m 11s
Dec 2021
Hope is NOT a Retirement Strategy
Retirement fund giant, CALPERS, voted in early November to use borrowed money and alternative assets to meet its investment-return target, even after lowering that target just a few months ago. Today’s guests discuss what this means for retirees depending on their pension for the ... Show More
58m 22s
Oct 2019
Don't Save for Retirement (with Daniel Ameduri)
I've often said that retirement is going to look very different for us - unlike anything we've seen before and that will require a different way we save our money.
Meet Daniel Ameduri, whose new book, Don’t Save for Retirement, offers a unique way to think about retirement that i ... Show More
37m 2s
May 2023
415: Finance Friday: How to Achieve Your “Dream Life” Decades Before Retirement
Retirement is always some far-off goal. When you’re older and much more wealthy, you can live the golden years of your life without a care in the world. The problem? None of us know how much time we have left, how healthy we’ll be as we age, and whether or not these years are the ... Show More
48m 22s